Socioeconomic status and health in the Japanese population

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2152-2160

  Kagamimori, Sadanobu ^a   Gaina, Alexandru ^b   Nasermoaddeli, Ali ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Education; Health; Income; Japan; Occupational class; Review; Socioeconomic status (SES); Unemployment

Indexed keywords

CLASS; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES; INCOME; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC ACCESS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT; WAGE DETERMINATION;

ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; JAPAN; LIFESTYLE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDLINE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 67649394329     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.03.030     Document Type: Article

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